Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-10

C0NsUL-GENERAL BoNHAM THINKS HER DANGl
Gus RIVAL OE THE uNIIEn srArEs


cutta, to the State Department. says that an ares
Of 81, ,5OO,OO acres is devoted to production Of
wheat, and that the total yield during the veal
ended March 81, 1885, was 2s9, ,OOO. 900 bushels
AS compared with the wheat Of the Pacific coast
the Indian wheat is inferior. but when exported
10 Europe is mixed and ground with wheat OF 9
BILE grade of flour is obtained. The method o.
cultivating the soil Is in the main the same as 1,
was centuries ago, and there seems to be great
dlmculCy IN inducing the farmer to invest in mod
ern agricultural Implements and yet with all the
simple and primitive methods, the Indian farmers
fully compete with those OF the United states IL
the production OF wheat This is due to the fact thai
the lnolan farmers outfit represents capital Of
not more than $40 or s59 and his hired help works
feeds and clothes himself on about s. so month
table Is annexed, showing that the export o
WI Wneat at from British India has increased from
ana tnat tne Increase OF 1856 over 1885 amounts
to ABOUT 100000 cwt. The consul general says
that some OF his predecessors have claimed that
the United States has nothing TO fear from India
as competitor In the production OF wheat. II
inns view ne does not concur, and believes that to
day India Is second only to the United States iI
wheat-grOwing. Furthermore, wheat-growing In
India Is yet In its infancy and its further develop
me ment depends Principally upon the means o.
with the cheap native labor OF India, and the con
stantly growing facilities for transportation, the
United states Will find her formidable competi
tor as producer OF the stan of life
JnO. A. Lindsey Fined Fifty Dollars.
HE Is CHARGED WITH CARRYING PISTOL AND AS
sAULTING TWO LADIES.
young man giving his name as Jno. A. Lind.
sey was In the dock at the Police Court to-day
charged with carrying pistol and with assault.
Ing Misses Fannie and Picnic Bebrens. He pleaded
not guilty. The young ladies testified that about
O'Clock last night they were standing near 7th
and l. streets northwest talking with some rcla.
yves, Wnen the defendant came along. He was
intoxicated ana came near falling into baby car.
riage. He grabbed at one OF the young ladies and
pointed pistol at the other, threatening to shoot
her M II she ran. They went to their home at 9Th
and L streets and he followed them The defend.
ant said that he was drunk and did not remember
seeing the ladies. He denied carrying pistol, and
said he never carried one in his life. The officer
teSt1ned that he had no weapon on him when ar
rested. he was fined $50 or sixty days for assault
PROFESSOR BArRD's wn1--The will OF the late
Professor Spencer F. Baird OF the Smithsonian In
stituton was filed to-day with the register Of Wills
as also petition of the widow and daughter fol
letters teStamentary, and it fully proven. The
1nstrument bears date OF April 18th, 1885. and Is
A. Gill, and he bequeathes bis property including
his life insurances to his widow during her life and
then to his daughter, and should both die without
heirs, what remains shall revert to the Smithson-
ian Institution.
THE MAILS WILL BE CARRIED TO TAMPA AS HERE
ToFoRE-General superintendent Nash, OF the
from Postmaster Edge, Of Tampa, Fla. in which
he says that the disease now prevailing there is
not yellow fever, but severe type Of dengue. or
"break.bone" fever, and that fumigating the mails
Will not nave any effect or prevent the spread of
the disease. on the strength OF this dispatch
postal clerks have been ordered to run into Tampa
as heretofore.
A CHANGE OF PRACTISE AT NEW YoRK.-Assistant
Secretary Maynard has informed the collector Of
customs at New York that bills of lading on which
preliminary entries for drawback are made may
De retained by duly authorized agent or attor-
ney until the final entry which the drawback is
aScerta1ned and allowed.
MARRIAGE Loslss1s.--MasTiage licenses have
been. issued by the clerk OF the court to George
ad Ne B0nan Nicholas gcn and
Williams; Thomas d. Gambrill and Amelia NJ.
Eldridge; Robert j. Graves and Harriet Ford; w.
Warren CO., Va; John R. Stewart and Eva Burley %
Maria Harris; John T. smith and Minnie G.
Tinsman, both OF LOudOn Co., Va.
CHARGED WITH Observation-Disclosures month
ago the tool house OF Robert Barr the carpenter,
on Whitney avenue, in the county, was broken
open and robbed OF $35 worth Of tools Saturday
Officer Rhodes arrested James Blackley, Arthur
ored, who had In their possession carpenters tools
Identified as having been stolen from Mr. Barr'S
tool house To-day, In the Police Court, they were
charged with housebreaking, and the case was
continued until Wednesday.
RECENT ROBBERIEs.-Mary C. Latham, No. 45C
worth OF clothing. Henry Schroth. Half street
southwest, reports stolen from his room q lady S
gold watch andchain and $40 in cash.
ONE YEAR IN JAIL FOR AN INDECENT ASSAULT
To-day, in the Police Court a negro named Wm.
Johnson was charged with an indecent assault on
Emma Porter, small colOred girl, who lives at
No. 307 L street. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to one year in JAIL This is the first
In which years sentence has ever been imposed
by the Police Court. heretofore it has been held
that the Police Court could not impose sentence
of more than eleven months and twenty nine days
settled that question, and iC was held that the
court could impose sentence OF one year or more
in assault cases.